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Botswana is best treated as protected-area and concession managed, not open-access for spontaneous wild camping.

• No blanket national right to informal tent overnighting.
• National parks and reserves are usually permit/designation based.
• Private concessions and community trusts are common in key wildlife regions.
• Independent off-grid camping is limited outside formal systems.

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Planning guidance

• Chobe, Moremi, Central Kalahari, and other flagship areas are heavily managed; assume permit and routing controls.
• Mobile safari operators can provide legal remote overnights where independent camping is restricted.
• Community/concession lands require explicit permission and local compliance checks.
• Dry-season and wildlife pressure periods can tighten site access and fire rules.

Planning takeaway: In Botswana, plan around permitted camps and operator/local-manager approvals, not spontaneous wild-camp assumptions.

Official information

• Botswana Tourism Organisation: https://www.botswanatourism.co.bw/
• Department of Wildlife and National Parks: https://www.gov.bw/ministries/department-wildlife-and-national-parks